| Date |
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| 2018-03-14 10:14:53 | |
| | 1ST REVIEW: FBC 2017 6TH EDITION |
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| | PLUMBING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1. PLEASE SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH GRAB BARS AT THE TOILET |
| | PER FBC ACC |
| | A) 604.5.1 SIDE WALL.THE SIDE WALL GRAB BAR SHALL BE 42 |
| | INCHES-LONG MINIMUM, LOCATED 12 INCHES MAXIMUM FROM THE |
| | REAR WALL AND EXTENDING 54 INCHES MINIMUM FROM THE REAR |
| | WALL. |
| | B) 604.5.2 REAR WALL. THE REAR WALL GRAB BAR SHALL BE |
| | 36 INCHES LONG MINIMUM AND EXTEND FROM THE CENTERLINE |
| | OF THE WATER CLOSET 12 INCHES MINIMUM ON ONE SIDE AND |
| | 24 INCHES MINIMUM ON THE OTHER SIDE. |
| | C) 609.4 POSITION OF GRAB BARS. GRAB BARS SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION, 33 INCHES MINIMUM |
| | AND 36 INCHES MAXIMUM ABOVE THE FINISH FLOOR MEASURED |
| | TO THE TOP OF THE GRIPPING SURFACE, |
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| | COMPLY WITH BUILDINGS COMMENTS: |
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| | 3) THE PERMIT APPLICATION SHOWS A VALUE OF $91,420.00 |
| | DOLLARS. THE 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE REQUIRES |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH: |
| | 3A) 805.4 TOILET AND BATHING ROOMS. TOILET AND BATHING |
| | ROOMS THAT ARE PROVIDED AS PART OF A PATIENT OR |
| | RESIDENT SLEEPING ROOM SHALL COMPLY WITH 603. WHERE |
| | PROVIDED, NO FEWER THAN ONE WATER CLOSET, ONE LAVATORY, |
| | AND ONE BATHTUB OR SHOWER SHALL COMPLY WITH THE |
| | APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF 603 THROUGH 610. |
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| | 3B) PLEASE SHOW HOW COMPLIANCE WITH ACCESS. CODE |
| | 604.3.1 WILL BE MET: |
| | 604.3.1 SIZE. CLEARANCE AROUND A WATER CLOSET SHALL BE |
| | 60 INCHES (1525 MM) MINIMUM MEASURED PERPENDICULAR FROM |
| | THE SIDE WALL AND 56 INCHES (1420 MM) MINIMUM MEASURED |
| | PERPENDICULAR FROM THE REAR WALL. |
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| | 3C) EITHER THE DESIGNER OF RECORD OR THE CONTRACTOR CAN |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE ON THEIR LETTERHEAD IF DISPROPORTION |
| | COST WERE MET AND THE WHOLE OF THE BATHROOMS WERE NOT |
| | ABLE TO COME INTO COMPLETE COMPLIANCE, WHAT ELEMENTS |
| | WERE COVERED UNDER THE 20 % DISPROPORTION COST. |
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| | 2017 FBC-ACCESSIBILITY CODE 202.4.2 ACCESSIBLE FEATURES |
| | IN THE EVENT OF DISPROPORTIONALITY. WHEN THE COST OF |
| | ALTERATIONS NECESSARY TO MAKE THE PATH OF TRAVEL TO THE |
| | ALTERED AREA FULLY ACCESSIBLE IS DISPROPORTIONATE TO |
| | THE COST OF THE OVERALL ALTERATION, THE PATH OF TRAVEL |
| | SHALL BE MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE EXTENT THAT IT CAN BE |
| | MADE ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT INCURRING DISPROPORTIONATE |
| | COSTS. IN CHOOSING WHICH ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS TO |
| | PROVIDE, PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THOSE ELEMENTS |
| | THAT WILL PROVIDE THE GREATEST ACCESS, IN THE FOLLOWING |
| | ORDER: (I) AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE; (II) AN ACCESSIBLE |
| | ROUTE TO THE ALTERED AREA; (III) AT LEAST ONE |
| | ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM FOR EACH SEX OR A SINGLE UNISEX |
| | RESTROOM; (IV) ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES; (V) ACCESSIBLE |
| | DRINKING FOUNTAINS; AND (VI) WHEN POSSIBLE, ADDITIONAL |
| | ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS SUCH AS PARKING, STORAGE, AND |
| | ALARMS. |
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| | PLEASE NOTE THAT SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. |
| | WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. PLEASE, ADDITIONALLY, INSERT |
| | CORRECTED PAGES INTO TO SUBMITTAL AND REMOVE OR VOID |
| | THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS. |
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| | GEORGE JOHNSON |
| | PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINER |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | 561-805-6711 |
| | [email protected] |
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